Xue Peng, Simon Fraser University

Research

computer graphics machine learning reinforcement learning computer animation motor control robotic locomotion animation generative models

Latest funding

Human Motion Synthesis For Character Animation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Machine Learning for Agile Motor Skills
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Machine Learning for Agile Motor Skills
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,000

All 3 grants and awards

Human Motion Synthesis For Character Animation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Peng, Xue Bin XB

Keywords: animation; computer graphics; generative models; machine learning; reinforcement learning

$75,000

Machine Learning for Agile Motor Skills

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Peng, Xue Bin

$12,500

Machine Learning for Agile Motor Skills

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Peng, Xue Bin

Keywords: reinforcement learning; motor control; computer animation; robotic locomotion; machine learning; computer graphics

$72,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: computer graphics Dear Professor Peng, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on computer graphics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Human Motion Synthesis For Character Animation" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]